"Lava Tube Adventure"

A Poem by WordShifter

A true lava tube adventure

We live next to a lava tube
Over the years has fallen in
To get there must chop the brush
Sixty-five feet down to see within

It's all lush with papaya trees
So many stories it could tell
Maybe early Hawaiians lived there
We wonder how they all did dwell

An owl family lives deep inside
Once they flew out of the cave
Must circle up to just get out
To descend one must be brave

We asked some friends to join us
This certainly will be a blast
A very long rope we have
Two guys went, we ladies passed

The descent went fairly well
The younger went first and fast
The older got caught on the rope
Didn't think he would ever last

Finally he slid down the rope
And in the cave they went
Human bones were found which proves
In this cave some lives were spent

So now it's time to come up
It's getting dark and so cold
There is no energy left
Where are those men so bold

So now we ladies must go
To get some help somehow
Lord help us we don't know
An extension ladder, OH WOW!

We ran so fast to the garage
And hauled it through the brush
Tied ladder carefully to the rope
You should have seen the rush

We ladies saved the day
Next time we want to explore
The guys will remember
We all got what we asked for

by Ginger Sizemore